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I am using this list to collect teaching and learning resources for my 6th grade Language Arts class.
Updated on Feb 17, 13
Created on Feb 17, 13
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Writing
Resources to help students with the writing process and fun writing activities.
This website contains hundreds of writing prompts for students to use for creative writing.
This website randomly selects a story starter for students. Great for kids who struggle with getting started with writing!
This website allows students to type their own articles and make them look like a real newspaper.
Spelling and Vocab
Links to help building spelling and vocab skills/knowledge.
Teachers can register their school and/or class to compete in a spell-a-thon.
Free Rice allows students to practice and learn new vocabulary words while simultaneously donating to a good cause.
This link provides a free downloadable spelling homework "choice board" with directions.
Research
Links to help students search safely for sources for the 6th grade research paper.
This website provides online library resources that are safe for students to search and use for research.
Reading
Reading activities and resources to help students improve reading fluency and comprehension.
An educational consultant and 25-year veteran teacher shares strategies for struggling readers.
This blog describes how a middle school year implemented literacy centers in the classroom.
A 3rd grade teacher shares the "Story Taco" activity for identifying story elements.
This describes an activity where students read a book passage and write their own "tweets" in response to what they've read.
This site shares readers theater resources, including free downloads, and a success story of one teacher who used readers theater to help her students increase their reading levels.
Modifications and Differentiated Instruction
Ideas and tips for helping students of all ability levels with language arts content.
Forvo is the world's largest online pronunciation dictionary. This would be a great resource for struggling readers and ELL students.
Graphic Organizers
Printable graphic organizers to help students with the pre-writing process.
This page on the Scholastic website provides printable graphic organizers to help students with reading comprehension.
ReadWriteThink provides wonderful FREE printable graphic organizers to help students with writing and organizing their thoughts.
On this blog, a 4th grade teacher shares graphic organizers designed for students to respond to non-fiction texts.
Grammar
Resources for teaching and practicing grammar.
An educator explains how she uses grammar journals with upper elementary and middle school aged students.
A 4th grade teacher defines language arts and shares an excellent printable poster exploring the parts of speech.
Games
Games to practice reading, spelling, and/or grammar skills.
This site provides online "courses" and games for students to practice language arts skills.
32 items | 7 visits
I am using this list to collect teaching and learning resources for my 6th grade Language Arts class.
Updated on Feb 17, 13
Created on Feb 17, 13
Category: Schools & Education
URL: